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14:55 Southwell

Pontin's Book Early Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 41.23s
  • Off Time: 14:55:48
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Six Day War (IRE)

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Red Petal

    15/8

      1(1)
      Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

      Peregrine Falcon

      47
      6/1
      • Form 415-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 75

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Black diamond and sleeves, Red cap

      Six Day War (IRE)

      29 C
      13/8
      • Form 351
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 74

      steadied start, in touch, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon in command, eased inside final furlong, comfortable

      3(5)
      Silk - Orange and Purple (halved), Orange sleeves and cap

      Personal Column

      91
      4/1
      • Form 31-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, pressed leader over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

      Red Petal

      20 C
      15/8
      • Form 33-81
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 73

      keen close up, effort 2f out, edged right and chased winner 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner

      5(4)
      Silk - Tan, Red sleeves, Cream cap, Red spots

      Colditz (IRE)

      165
      28/1
      • Form 013727-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 69

      pulled hard early, held up in last place, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened

      In depth

      Verdict

      An intriguing little handicap can go the way of Red Petal as she is proven over this sort of trip, although there could be improvement to come from all of the others and so dangers lurk everywhere. The selection put in a much improved performance when stepped up in trip three weeks ago, and with the stable in form, she should run her race. Six Day War has won here at Southwell but appreciated the drop in trip to a mile when scoring last time out so today's trip could be a bridge too far. Colditz makes his all-weather debut today however his only win came over seven furlongs so he is another for whom stamina must be taken on trust. Peregrine Falcon ran as though he will appreciate this step up in trip last time out and with jockey Joe Fanning very astute from the front, he could be hard to peg back if gifted an easy lead. Personal Column took a while to get going when winning at Kempton last year and should go close today if refreshed after his break. He looks the main danger, but we will stick with Red Petal as our selection to continue Sir Mark Prescott's good form.

      Formwatch

      Peregrine Falcon 11-2 (8-10) Led, headed over 2f out, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Chookie Hamilton (8-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Six Day War (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home, won at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (5) fbs in Jan beating Zar Solitario (9-3) by 3/4l, 11 ran.

      Personal Column 4-7fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, led final 100 yards, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 2f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Nov beating Into Action (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Red Petal 3-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) fbs beating Milla's Rocket (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Colditz (IRE) 18-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out until weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 6l behind Smokey Oakey (8-7) at Ayr 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (2) gs in Sept.